Bottle collar



Jan. 24, 1939. CRJ WOLF, JR' 2,145,148

' I BOTTLE COLLAR Filed Oct. 12, 1938 Patented Jan. Q 24, 1939 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BOTTLE Charles J. Wolf, Jr., New York, N. Y., assignor to Polygraphic Company of America, Inc.', New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application October 12, 1938, Serial No. 234,688

Claims. (01. 4o 4) My invention relatesto paper sheet collars to In the accompanying drawing: he "slipped over and applied about the neck of Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a collar abottle for advertising purposes or for decorative embodying my invention as applied to the upper use or to be supplied by the dairy to the customer portion of a bottle; 5 and used by the customer for purposes of inform- Figure 2, an end view, at right angles to Figure 5 ing the delivery man as to the articles and quan- 1, of said collar as applied to said bottle; tities thereof to be left at the house of the Figure 3, a top plan view of Figure 1;

customer. Figure 4, a sectional View on the line 4-4 of The primary object of my invention is to pro- Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows;

1O vide a single integral piece of paper with a special and form of medial'slot to'fit over the neck of the Figure 5, a plan View of a paper collar embottle and to so score the paper adjacent the bodying my invention in its flat form prior to ends of the slot as to insure the neat and proper being app d to a b Said Figure 5 being creasing of the material of the collar at these drawn on a scale of four-ninths of actual size of points as to result in a very neat appearing collar, an actual commercial specimen of my said collar. several of said score lines being so related and All views of the drawingare made to a scale 7 associated with said slot and the axially extendof approximately two-thirds of actual size, with ing walls thereof as to constitute hinges upon the exception of Figure 5 which is made on the which the paper flexes or bends with a lever acscale of four-ninths actual size, as above stated. as tion exerted by the special'formation of said walls Referring now in'de a l t0 t e n A s of the slot. nates a quart size standard form milk bottle of Another object of the invention is to provide the so called bell form; and B represents a quart the collar with high and wide skirts to afford size, so called cream topmi k bottle, that is a ample room for advertising matter,- decorative bottle having a bulbousneck. matter, instructions and the like. The bottle collar shown in Figures 1 to 5 in- The collar is designed and intended for use clusive is'cut or stamped from a single sheet of 1;, with the standard bottle having a large lower preferably relatively heavy paper provided or cylindricalportion, an upper relatively smaller formed with along medial closed end slot 3 exneck portion, and an intermediate portion contending to the adjacent ends of the diverging nesting the cylindrical portion to the neck porscored lines 2, which scored lines 2 may be said tion and which intermediate portion may be of to be imaginary continuations of the ends of the Ii the standard tapered construction or may be of skirts I, orin other words the scored lines 2 are the so called bell construction. in alignment with the respective slanting lines I provide a relatively wide and strong connectof the ends 'of the skirts l. ing marginal portion or bridge or hinge portion, The slot 3 separates the two segments or skirts 35 whereby the collars may be appliedquickly'and l of the collar, which segments l are connected with some force to the bottles by being slipped together at each end by the straps or bridges or over the ends thereof, without fear of damage by marg a portions at the respective ends of t e tearing out the connecting marginal portions. slot 3 and which respectively comprise the side 40 The connecting marginal portions stand out po t ons 1 a t panel portion rsaid 40 radially of the bottle in neat, well defined form necting straps or bridges have their marginally 1 and the skirt portions of the collar flare out radiouter edge portions arcuately outwardly curved ally slightly beyond the greatest diameter of the and intersecting or merging with the end edges bottle to give an added decorative effect and also of the respective skirts substantially at the point to attract special attention and avoid being conwhere the respective score lines 2 merge with 45 fused or mistaken for the usual label definitely the end edges of the respective skirts, or in other pasted to the bottles or to a bottle. words about at the center of the end portions of While the collar has been illustrated as applied the skirts l or slig y thereabove- This reults to quart sized milk bottlesthe invention is in no in providing an increase of paper material in the wise limited to use by dairies, but may be used connecting straps and to this extent adding to 50 on practically any bottle, such as ginger ale and their strength. other soft drink bottles, beer bottles, wine and "Two score lines 4 parallel to each other and to other liquor bottles and practically with anytubuthe central line of the slot 3 or substantially parlar container having a tapered portion adjacent allel thereto extend from the outer end of the one end. slot 3 at each end thereof to the extreme marginal 55 edge of the respective connecting straps or bridges to define fold lines or hinge lines between the respective panels 1 of the connecting straps or bridges and the respective top panels 6 thereof.

The, slot 3 is preferably formed with convex side walls 5 which approach closest to each other substantially at the center of the slot 3 and diverge in opposite directions from each other toward each end of the slot 3 on a gentle curve to give what might be termed a double bell form of slot 3 and the respective score lines 4 are formed at points substantially medially disposed between the crests of the respective walls 5 and the end portions of said walls 5 respectively, so that as the crests of the walls 5 engage and bear against the neck of the bottle they will be disposed slightly above their respective score lines 4 and will exert a leverage toforce the respective skirt portions l and respective panels I to swing or hinge or fold on the respective score lines 4, which are so located as to have the utmost freedom of action.

At the same time that this swinging or hinging action is taking place along the score lines 4 there'will be a folding orswinging action on the respective'score lines 2 to form the roughly or substantially triangular side panels I, and in order to'facilitate an easy and neat fold along the various score lines mentioned, the inner ends of the score lines 4 will extend substantially inward to approximately the adjacent outer ends of the slot 3 and the score line 2 will intersect or substantially intersect with the respective score lines 4'at their respective inner ends.

To apply the bottle collars or paper collars to a bottle it is simply necessary to take a paper collar in the flat form illustrated in Figure 5 and to shove the same down over the neck of a bottle B, the neck of the bottle extending up through the slot 3 and the different portions of the collar assuming the positions shown in Figures '1 to 4 inclusive by the spreading action of the neck and upper portion of the bottle. As thus applied to a bottle, the lower corners or end portions l and the end edges thereof or of the skirts I will be-spaced away from the face of the bottle and will extend radially outward beyond the greatest diameter of the bottle, all

as well illustrated in Figures 1, 3 and 4 and will act as a visual sign to call' attention to the fact that the collar is not the usual label pasted on the front of the bottle, but carries a special message or advertisement. Further, by so extending beyond the face of the greatest diameter of the bottle it will serve as a dress-up feature or ornamentation and to this end if desired the edge or marginal portion of the collar may be scalloped, ruflied or gilded or otherwise ornamented.

I claim:

1. A bottle collar consisting of a sheet of flexible material formed with a medial elongated closed slot, and comprising two opposed skirt portions separated by said slot and two connecting strap portions respectively disposed at the respective ends of said slot and serving to connect the respective end portions of the skirts on opposite sides of said slot, said slot functioningto receive a bottle neck, the side walls of said slot being of convex outline and approaching each other most closely at their respective crests, the margins of said strap portions being convex to provide additional material to strengthen the straps, diverging score lines being formed in the flexible sheet at the respective points of juncture between the respective straps and respective skirts and respectively being in alignment with the slanting end edges of said skirts, said straps each having a parallel pair of score lines formed therein and extending from the respective ends of said slot to the adjacent margin of the strap, each said score line of said pair being located between the crest and lowest point of the adjacent wall of the slot to act as a hinge for the adjacent skirt and panel of the strap to swing on under the influence of the leverage of the crest of said adjacent slot wall and the spreading action of the bottle neck, the construction and relation of parts causing the respective connecting strap portions to neatly fold along the parallel and diverging score lines to form a top panel and two substantially parallel side portions and to cause the ends and lower corner portions of the skirt portions to project outward away from the face of the bottle to focus attention on the collar.

2. A bottle collar consisting of a sheet of flexible material formed with a medial elongated closed slot, and comprising two opposed skirt portions separated by said slot and We connecting strap portions respectively disposed at the respective ends of said slot and serving to connect the respective end portions of the skirts on opposite sides of said slot, said slot functioning to receive a bottle neck, the side walls of said slot being of convex outline and approaching each other most closely at their respective crests, the margins of said strap portions being convex to provide additional material to strengthen the straps, diverging score lines being formed in the 1 flexible sheet at the respective points of juncture between the respective straps and respective skirts and respectively being in alignment with the slanting end edges of said skirts, said straps each having a parallel pair of score lines formed therein and extending from the respective ends of said slot to the adjacent margin of the strap, and each said score line of said pair being located between the crest and lowest point of the adjacent wall of the'slot to actas a hinge for the adjacent skirt and panel of the strap to swing on under the influence of the leverage of the crest of said adjacent slot wall and the spreading action of the bottle neck.

3. A bottle collar consisting of a sheet of flexible material formed with a medial elongated closed slot, and comprising two opposed skirt portions separated by said slot and two connecting strap portions respectively disposed at the respective ends of said slot and serving to connect the respective end portions of the skirts on opposite sides of said slot, said slot functioning to receive a bottle neck, the side walls of said slot being of convex outline and approaching each other most closely at their respective crests, the margins of said strap portions being convex to provide additional materialto strengthen the straps, diverging score lines being formed in the flexible sheet at the respective points of juncture between the respective straps and respective skirts and respectively being in alignment with the slanting end edges of said skirts, said straps each having a parallel pair of score lines formed therein and extending from the respective ends of said slot to the adjacent margin of the strap,

ible material formed with a medial elongated closed slot, and comprising two opposed skirt portions separated by said slot and two connecting strap portions respectively disposed at the respective ends of said slot and serving to connect the respective end portions of the skirts on opposite sides of said slot, said slot functioning to receive a bottle neck, the margins of said strap portions being convex to provide additional material to strengthen the straps, diverging score lines being formed in the flexible sheet at the respective points of juncture between the respective straps and respective skirts and respectively being in alignment with the slanting end edges of said skirts, said straps each having a parallel pair of score lines formed therein and extending from the respective ends of said slot to the adjacent margin of the strap.

5. A bottle collar consisting of a sheet of flexible material formed with a medial elongated closed slot, and comprising two opposed skirt portions separated by said slot and two connecting strap portions respectively disposed at the respective ends of said slot and serving to connect the respective end portions of the skirts on opposite sides of said slot, said slot functioning to receive a bottle neck, the margins of said strap portions being convex to provide additional material to strengthen the straps, diverging score lines being formed in the flexible sheetat the respective points of juncture between the respective straps and respective skirts and respectively being in alignment with the slanting end edges of said skirts.

CHARLES J. WOLF, JR. 

